Document - Parc d'Artillerie Annexe de Cherbourg - 1936
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Parc d'Artillerie Annexe de Cherbourg, by chef d'escadron Viot commandant le Parc ANNEXE d'artillerie Cherbourg, a French 1936 work in good condition.
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Complete dossier of Chef d'Escadron Viot, commanding the Parc ANNEXE d'artillerie Cherbourg, with his personal diary from 1936. In this dossier it becomes evident that the leadership leaves the wishes to be brought in line with the then-modern standards. Very interesting information regarding the "Parc d'Artillerie Annexe de Cherbourg," an important strategic French military depot and logistics support point in the lead-up to World War II. It formed part of the extensive infrastructure around the vital naval base and the deep-water port of Cherbourg.
In the run-up to and during the early phase of World War II (mobilization and the Phoney War in 1939-1940), this depot played a specific role:
Function and provisioning: As a parc d'artillerie annexe (an auxiliary artillery park), the main task was storing, maintaining and distributing artillery equipment, ammunition and spare parts. This served both the heavy coastal batteries that guarded Cherbourg harbor and the French army units stationed in the region.
The complaint letter to the colonel is very extensive and the diary has he added as proof of what happened at the time. This is the first page of the 13-page typed letter:
Dear Colonel,
Would you allow your subordinate to write to you with all the disloyalty and insincerity that he feels towards his superior, and also with all the lack of trust that he has in him. It is a bit like a son telling his father.
Since I took command of the P.A. a year ago, I can honestly say that I have done everything in my power to meet your wishes.
I feel that I am not succeeding, although I have nothing to reproach myself for.
I feel deep remorse, an intense sadness.
I have inherited a heavy legacy: my task would, as you have admitted, be heavy and long-term. I am infinitely grateful.
Astonished: therefore I found it important to write to you at length.
This letter is like a confession, and this note contains both candor and humility. Therefore you may and must not interpret it in any way incorrectly.
This Parc Annex has wandered around aimlessly for years, without clear direction. That is an observation you have made before and told me about. Bad habits, routines and disorder were the first consequences of that......
In total 87 pages and in addition a complete diary with information."
Complete dossier of Chef d'Escadron Viot, commanding the Parc ANNEXE d'artillerie Cherbourg, with his personal diary from 1936. In this dossier it becomes evident that the leadership leaves the wishes to be brought in line with the then-modern standards. Very interesting information regarding the "Parc d'Artillerie Annexe de Cherbourg," an important strategic French military depot and logistics support point in the lead-up to World War II. It formed part of the extensive infrastructure around the vital naval base and the deep-water port of Cherbourg.
In the run-up to and during the early phase of World War II (mobilization and the Phoney War in 1939-1940), this depot played a specific role:
Function and provisioning: As a parc d'artillerie annexe (an auxiliary artillery park), the main task was storing, maintaining and distributing artillery equipment, ammunition and spare parts. This served both the heavy coastal batteries that guarded Cherbourg harbor and the French army units stationed in the region.
The complaint letter to the colonel is very extensive and the diary has he added as proof of what happened at the time. This is the first page of the 13-page typed letter:
Dear Colonel,
Would you allow your subordinate to write to you with all the disloyalty and insincerity that he feels towards his superior, and also with all the lack of trust that he has in him. It is a bit like a son telling his father.
Since I took command of the P.A. a year ago, I can honestly say that I have done everything in my power to meet your wishes.
I feel that I am not succeeding, although I have nothing to reproach myself for.
I feel deep remorse, an intense sadness.
I have inherited a heavy legacy: my task would, as you have admitted, be heavy and long-term. I am infinitely grateful.
Astonished: therefore I found it important to write to you at length.
This letter is like a confession, and this note contains both candor and humility. Therefore you may and must not interpret it in any way incorrectly.
This Parc Annex has wandered around aimlessly for years, without clear direction. That is an observation you have made before and told me about. Bad habits, routines and disorder were the first consequences of that......
In total 87 pages and in addition a complete diary with information."
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of books
1
Author/ Illustrator
chef d'escadron Viot commandant le Parc ANNEXE d'artillerie Cherbourg
Title
Parc d'Artillerie Annexe de Cherbourg
Condition
Good
Year
1936
Language
French
Original language
Yes
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